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descascarillabas

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

6 syllables
16 characters
Spanish
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6syllables

descascarillabas

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

des-cas-ca-ri-lla-bas

Pronunciation

/des.kas.ka.ɾiˈʎa.βas/

Stress

000110

Morphemes

des- + cascar- + -s

The word 'descascarillabas' is a Spanish verb conjugation in the imperfect tense. It's syllabified as 'des-cas-ca-ri-lla-bas' with stress on the penultimate syllable 'ri'. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'cascar-', suffixes '-ill-', '-aba-', and '-s'. The phonetic transcription is /des.kas.ka.ɾiˈʎa.βas/.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    You were shelling/husking/peeling.

    You were shelling/husking/peeling.

    “Tú descascarillabas las nueces mientras yo leía.”

    “Antes, mi abuela descascarillaba el maíz a mano.”

Stress pattern

The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ri' (1). All other syllables are unstressed (0).

Syllables

6
des/des/
cas/kas/
ca/ka/
ri/ɾi/
lla/ʎa/
bas/βas/

des — Open syllable, initial syllable.. cas — Open syllable, contains the root's initial part.. ca — Open syllable, part of the root.. ri — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. lla — Closed syllable, contains the diminutive suffix.. bas — Closed syllable, contains the verb ending.

Vowel Separation

Vowels generally separate into different syllables.

Consonant Cluster Separation

Consonant clusters are split based on sonority.

Single Consonant Rule

A single consonant between vowels typically goes with the following vowel.

Diphthong/Triphthong Rule

Diphthongs and triphthongs remain within a single syllable.

  • The pronunciation of 'll' can vary between /ʎ/ and /ʝ/ depending on the dialect.
  • The final 's' is pronounced as /s/.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/5/2025
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